wrong
In a way that isn't rightIn a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
» I feel that something is wrong.
Ich spüre, dass etwas nicht stimmt. — Zaghawa
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass etwas nicht stimmt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я чувствую, что что-то не то. — corvard
Я чувствую, что что-то не так. — marafon
У мене таке відчуття, що щось не так. — deniko
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1 senses(informal)In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
I spelled several names wrong in my address book.
You're doing it all wrong!
falsch, verkehrt
непра́вильноneprávilʹno, не та́кne ták
- in an incorrect manner
Examples
7553 sentencesI feel that something is wrong.
У мене таке відчуття, що щось не так. — deniko
ruЯ чувствую, что что-то не то. — corvard
deIch spüre, dass etwas nicht stimmt. — Zaghawa
Something was wrong with the watch.
Щось було не так із годинником. — deniko
ruС часами было что-то не так. — Hellerick
Something is wrong with the engine.
Із двигуном щось не так. — deniko
ruЧто-то не так с двигателем. — marafon
That is where you are wrong.
Саме в цьому ти помиляєшся. — shanghainese
ruВот где ты ошибаешься. — Hellerick
What you were taught is wrong.
Те, чого тебе навчили, неправильне. — aandrusiak
ruТо, чему тебя учили, неправильно. — marafon
deDas, was man dich lehrte, ist falsch. — Manfredo
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old NorFrom Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.
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Forms
more wrong, most wrong| Comparative | more wrong Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wrong |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- in an incorrect manner:incorrectlywrongly
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- worse worse
- getting worse worse
- worse worse than
- something was wrong
- is worse worse
- the wrong way
- nothing wrong with
- nothing wrong
- anything wrong
- something wrong
- there's nothing wrong
- any worse worse